Chapter 125
Annette looked at them in bewilderment.
'Why is that …Coming out from under the skirt of her?'
At first she thought she was a real live bird. But looking back, she was an elaborate doll made just like the real thing. The blue bird doll, made of small feathers planted one by one, was very cute because it was plump. Probably made of a male and female set. Annette asked, looking into the shiny ruby eyes of the bird.
“It's very cute, but… What the hell does this have to do with finding out about Celestine's crisis?”
“Oops. These kids aren't just cute. Right, Titi? Tata?”
“Tits!”
“Tweet!!”
Surprisingly, the blue birds held in Reileen's hands opened their beads in response. Until recently, I confirmed that it was hardened like a piece of glass. All of a sudden, they tilted their heads and flew into the air as prisoners.
“What…!”
Annette looked at the bluebirds with her eyes wide open in amazement Birds that circled above his head Her eventually landed on Rylin's shoulder Her his and fluttered their wings Raileen, who patted the birds 'heads with a smile on her face , replied.
“It is a magical engineering artifact.
Where would it be just amazing? Annette grew up like a flower in the most prestigious family in Deltium. He thought that he had grown up watching all the ghosts in the world, but this was the first time in his life. Raileen reached out and sent one of her bluebirds flying towards Annette.
“Tweet!”
“Oh my goodness!”
Annette took the blue bird that flew towards her with both hands.It did n't have the warm, pounding heartbeat of a real bird.But the way she rubbed her beak against her thumb her with her eyes twinkling was very lovely.
“Now then, shall we check the performance? It's because they're the ones I took out after a while.”
Rylin took a few steps back after she said something incomprehensible. She was also quite tall for her, so she was already far away with just a few steps.
Annette looked blankly at him, not knowing what he meant to do Before long, Lylin, who tapped the bluebird perched on her shoulder Her, whispered something softly Then, surprisingly, his voice came out of the blue bird sitting on Annette's hand her.
“Ah. Can you hear me?”
“…?!?”
Annette, whose eyes widened, looked down at the bluebird in her hand Her.What kind of magic is this again?When she could n't say anything about the novelty of her artifactHer Rylin urged her through the bluebird on the other side.
“Tell me something. Any words are fine. I need to do a performance test.”
“Ummm, Mr. Lailin? Can you hear me?”
“Sounds good. Like.”
Lylin nodded her head, smiled and sent the blue bird flying off her shoulder her. The blue bird, which had been circling around, disappeared somewhere before long. It was the direction the king had taken Celestine earlier. On their conversation by sending a blue bird.
“Now, shall we go somewhere quiet? It would be embarrassing if someone found out about this.”
Laylin, who had strode towards her this way, handed over the other bluebird and beckoned. Annette, bewildered, followed him. Heading to the farthest corner of the empty backyard, he looked around carefully.
After confirming that there were no people around, Laylin sat down on the ground casually. Annette sat awkwardly next to him, some distance away.
'This is the first time I've ever sat on the grass.'
The cold air rising from the ground was eerie. The feeling of the slightly bumpy ground was also uncomfortable. When Annette wrinkled the back of her nose and changed her posture, Laylin saw this, asked innocently.
“Oh, you look uncomfortable. Would you like to sit on my lap?”
Annette did n't even look at her because it was n't even worth replying to her.Then Rylin stroked her hair beside her in a charming way and struck her with a smile.
“She is the same woman anyway, so what is it? Yes?”
…… He seemed a bit crazy sometimes. Annette looked at Raileen with pity involuntarily. When she keeps her mouth shut, she is a very handsome man, but why is her personality her like that? Receiving her sincerity and her young eyes her, her Lylene smiles her grow a little thicker.
At this time, the blue bird that was sitting on her lilyn's shoulder her suddenly trembling her wings.A bird landed on the hem of his skirt her and opened its dainty beak before long.
“She's about to become the Crown Princess, so she needs to be mindful of her reputation in the social world. So, how are your friendships lately? I am curious.”
The voice that came from inside the bird's beak was surprisingly the king's. Annette involuntarily started and looked around. It was unlikely, but it was a lively voice, as if the king was speaking right next to him. Outstanding.
“… My friendships are no different from before, Your Majesty. It's embarrassing, but I don't have that many friends.”
This time Celestine's voice came out. It was probably a structure where one eavesdropped on a conversation in a secret location, and the other relayed the conversation to the owner. It was also Deltium's best information guild-like newspaper. Even in the midst of Annette's admission, the king's voice continued to flow.
“Right. But don't worry too much. After all, a place makes a person. So you too will know when you wear the crown princess tiara on your head. Which ones are good to be close to, and which ones are to be avoided.”
“Thank you for your kind words, Your Majesty.”
The conversation that flowed unexpectedly was relatively plain. Annette crouched on his knees and focused on the content of the conversation. It was not yet time for him to be careless. The king was a very cold and thorough man. A woman the age of his daughter his just to have a small talk like this.
Sure enough, the shocking words immediately flowed from the king's mouth his.
“In that sense, how is the Marquis of Carnesis these days? How have you been?”
The moment his own nameHer was mentioned,Annette stiffened his shoulder.Why did the king ask Celestine how he was doing?Only then did Annette realize why the king had asked about Celestine's friendshipHer herHer at the friendship between himself and Celestine.
'Since when did she notice that she and I were her friends?'
Annette felt his heart her sink vividly. He did n't know if the king had noticed everything and was questioning him with conviction, or if he was just raising his suspicions to his to Celestine. Annette, now holding her breath, was eavesdropping on the conversation. Celestine, who was silent for a moment, eventually let go of her pretense.
“… I'm not sure. He's not a very social person either. Maybe that's why? He hasn't been seen at the same ball recently.”
That was a pretty good answer. It was a bit ambiguous, like an aristocrat, and it was based on facts. However, the king was never an easy greeting. Upon hearing her answer her, Celgratis responded immediately.
“That is so strange. No one else knows, but I thought you would know.”
“I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'm not sure what you mean.”
“How many times have we not met recently? I heard that you personally visited the residence of Marquis Kanesis. Am I wrong?”
Annette closed her eyes tightly.When she went to Celestine's house, she changed her carriage several times with great care.Thanks to her her,she was able to avoid being followed by her in case she did n't know her
But Celestine didn't seem to have gone that far. While she was visiting her own mansion a few times, she must have been caught by her tail somewhere in her. See how she would overcome this difficulty.
'I don't really have anything to excuse, so what should I do?'
The circumstances of the case were thus known. Annette is caught kidnapping and trying to kill her, in order to get rid of her rival Celestine, her rival her. All of this was a misunderstanding, but few recognized Annette's innocence for her. Celestine's family was openly hostile to Annette. But Jeje and Celestine, she personally visited Annette, her assassin who tried to kill her?
'So His Majesty must have come to investigate.'
Annette recognized that the situation was going very against her. She bit her lip frantically. It was questionable how Celestine would overcome this crisis. Celestine, who had been carefully choosing her words for a while, finally opened her mouth.
“Your Majesty, I am ashamed to tell you…… Do you remember what I talked about last time?”
“Consulting? Ah. Are you referring to the mental problems you experienced after your abduction?”
King Celgratis, the real culprit of the kidnapping, shamelessly asked. Then Celestine suppressed her voice, as if holding back something. After catching her breath for a while, she slowly opened her mouth.
“Yes, Your Majesty. I met several congressmen to overcome my fear. One of them gave me this advice.”
“What advice?”
“If I really want to overcome my trauma, I have to find the source of my fear and face it.”
“Hoo. That is a very strange prescription.”
“Yes, Your Majesty. The past that has already occurred cannot be changed with any effort. But if you just ignore it because of fear, your fear will grow endlessly. Because of this, the congressman asked me to come face to face with the culprit and express my emotional pain. This is the same logic as if you want a boil to heal, you have to squeeze out the pus first. So I just followed the councilor's advice.”
It couldn't have been a clever answer. Annette overheard this and nearly clapped her hands without realizing it. How did you come up with such a clever answer in such a short amount of time! Celestine was no slouch either. Over.
“…… That's really interesting advice. So, what about the Marquis of Carnesis, whom you met face-to-face? I wish I could have been honest with you. I hate people who tell lies.”
The king's voice, whose laughter had disappeared before he knew it, rang out dryly.
